The whole point of the placenta burying ceremony is that it is a strong way of “closure” to the time of immersion mothering right after a birth. It can be done on it’s own or in conjunction with some milestone, such as a blessing, first birthday, return of menstruation, etc. Though I thought 18 months was a long time to keep it in the freezer, I think I did it at just the right time for us.
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What is a red party? No, I’m not referring to a tailgate party for Utah fans. It is a celebration in honor of menarche, or the onset of a young woman’s period. You can read a little bit more about that in Lani’s post, Red and Powerful. One of our readers was willing to share
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Doing what’s right is often unconventional. When in Rome, at-one with Christ regardless of what the Romans are doing. If people call you a “witch” because of it, respond, “I’m not a witch, I’m a wild woman!” And take heart that Enoch’s probably virtually/spiritually fist-bumping you.
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The instructor of my midwife assistant course started off one of our classes with this question, “What is it like to be born?” We discussed the different possibilities: it could be stressful, scary and even painful, right? Knowing that the baby can feel our emotion via hormonal responses it makes sense that they
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How much your children know about their family’s story and roots turned out to be “the best single predictor of children’s emotional health and happiness,” and those children who know the most about their families tend to be more resilient and better able to cope during stressful situations.
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(I originally wrote this post in 2010 on my Enjoy Birth Blog. I have added some new thoughts, marked with *** I also changed it to 7 Spiritual Languages, combining scripture study with Learning and Teaching) Love Languages I love the book The 5 Love Languages. I think it may have saved my marriage when
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For today’s “guest post” I’d like to share our book’s Foreword. It was written by Lynn Clark Callister, a lovely BYU nursing professor we had the privilege of meeting the summer of 2010 in the early stages of our book journey. She is a beautiful soul and was very supportive and encouraging of our project. We are deeply grateful to her for her support.
I have always loved birthdays. The parties, the balloons, the cake, the presents, the attention. As long as you’re birthday gift delivery comes on time, there is no reason to not love a birthday! It’s not just my birthday that I love, but everyone else’s as well. There something so special about making someone have
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